Primary Job Title Executive Vice President Primary Organization 
China Society for Finance and Banking
Location Hong Kong, Asia Regions Asia-Pacific (APAC) Gender Male
Joseph Yam has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company since 2010.Joseph Yam graduated from the University of Hong Kong with first class honours in 1970. Over the years, Joseph Yam has received a number of honorary doctorate degrees and professorships from universities in Hong Kong and overseas.
Joseph Yam was awarded the
highest honour of the Grand Bauhinia Medal by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2009. Joseph Yam was the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority from 1993 to September 2009.
Joseph Yam is the Executive Vice President of the China Society for Finance and Banking, a society managed by the People’s Bank of China, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Global Economics and Finance at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Chairman of Macroprudential Consultancy Limited.
Joseph Yam is a member of the Board of Directors, the Corporate Culture and Responsibility Committee and the Risk Committee of UBS Group AG, and a Board member and Chairman of Compensation & Assessment Committee of UnionPay International Co., Ltd.
Joseph Yam was formerly an independent non-executive director, chairman of the Risk Management Committee and member of the Strategic Development Committee of China Construction Bank Corporation but retired from these positions with effect from 23 October 2013. Joseph Yam is also a member of the advisory committees of a number of academic and private institutions focusing on finance.
